VLozano

As Is It In thIs trEnch, dIrty And wEt,
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I thInk trAnqUIl thOUghts I hOpE nOt fOrgEt,
thE tOUch Of yOUr hAnd, thE sUn On yOUr fAcE,

mAkEs my bOdy EvErmOrE wAnt tO lEAvE thIs scAthIng plAcE,
wIth Its flUstIlUgs Of pEOplE,sOmE whO dOn't cArE,
I wAnt tO bE anywhErE bUt hErE ANYWHERE,
thE VocIfErOUs bOmbs hAlf mAkIng yUI dEAf,
UnplAUsIblE cOndItIOns yOU'd pErfEr dEAth,
bUt Im AlIvE, sOmEthIng tO bE grEAtfUl fOr,
And Its'Only A mAttEr Of tImE bEfOrE It's OvEr thIs wAr,
And As I sIt In thIs trEnch,dIrty And wEt,
I thInk trAnqUIl thOUghts Of yOU I hOpE nOt fOrgEt



I Am A hOrrIblE thIng, Im AshAmEd Of musElf,
fOr whEnEvEr I wAkE IkIll sOmEOnElsE,
thOUgh I stAy In thE trEnchE,Its tErrIbkE sIght,
mEn cOnstAntly bEIng brOUght In woundEd,dEAd lEft And rIght,
I nO my ImpOrtAncE, bUt I cAUsE sO mUch hEll,
sEEIng A sOldIEr dIE At thE crAck Of my shEll,
bUt I wAs mAdE fOr thIs, tO prOtEct my fEllOw sOldIErs,
thEy pUt sO mUch trUst In mE,wAy AbOvE OthErs,
sO I mUsn't lEt thEm dOwn nO sIr,
'tIll thIs gOddAmn wArs bEEN wOn!
I wOn't gIvE In,nO nOt At All,
fOr my dAy wIll cOmE tO ExtoL